by Carole Epp | Mar 7, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
I’m super excited to announce that starting NEXT WEEK monday morning eye candy is going to be handed over for a few weeks to the lovely folks at:
What’s CAN you ask?
Well it’s only one of the best new blogs out there for Ceramic Art.
CAN stands for Ceramic Artists Now and they are building what is sure to quickly become one of your top go to spots online for gorgeous eye candy and writing about the movers and shakers in our clay community.
So go check them out this week and make sure to come back next monday to musing
for an intro of the talent behind CAN and for their first takeover guest post!
by Carole Epp | Mar 5, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
1 Year Residency: June 15, 2016 (Residency starts October of 2016)
Taos
Clay offers three full-time resident artist positions to emerging clay
artists. For seven years Taos Clay’s residency has attracted artists
from around the country to gain experience in managing the day-to-day
operations of a community clay studio.
All residents are offered a
semi-private studio space, free firings, wholesale materials, paid
teaching opportunities and the opportunity to sell their work in the
gallery in exchange for 20-25 hours of work per week.
The
residency at Taos Clay Studio offers artists a supportive environment to
explore and develop in their personal work while gaining insight into
the business of making art.
Residents must demonstrate a
willingness to work with the local community, and a desire to grow in
their own work. They must bring a high level of professionalism and
competency to the studio that enriches the quality of our programs and
facility. Residents must also demonstrate a willingness to adapt to a
growing studio with ever changing needs and expectations.
Applications are accepted in the Spring of each year. Click below for information on our one and two year residency programs.
Year Long Residency Info
Two Year Residency Info
www.taosclay.com/long-term-residency.html
by Carole Epp | Mar 5, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
Bard College at Simon’s Rock is seeking applications for a Ceramic Studio Assistant for the fall and spring semesters of the academic year 2016-17 (mid- August through mid-May). This position pays $12 per hour and is open to either one person at 24 hours per week, or two people who would function as a team and each work 16 hours per week. The position grants 24-hour studio access to a private but shared studio, as well as all ceramic, woodworking and metalworking facilities. The appointment begins and ends one week before and after each semester. This is a one-year position with the potential of renewal for a second year.
The primary responsibilities of this position are to help maintain
studio cleanliness, keep the studio and equipment organized, clean, and
functioning smoothly, oversee the loading/firing/unloading of
gas/electric/wood kilns, oversee clay reclamation, keep dry materials
and glazes inventoried and organized, manage work-study students, and
assist with wood firings and wood preparation. Additional
responsibilities may require supervising the wood/metal shop during open
studio hours as well as ongoing projects or tasks that help to make the
ceramic and design studio a more user-friendly, efficient, and
technically advanced place to work.
Standards of performance for both positions include a working
knowledge of clay/ glaze materials and plaster, loading/firing/unloading
of electric and gas kilns and a wood kiln. The ability to train
students on safe studio practices, the ability to work with students at
various skill levels, and the ability to successfully interface with
faculty, staff and administration are required.
Actively creating and developing one’s own ceramic work in the studio is an essential part of this position.
To apply, please email a letter of interest, artist statement,
contact information of at least 2 references, resume, and a link to your
website OR 10 images of your work in .jpg or .gif format with a maximum
total size not exceeding 2 MB to [email protected]. For
questions regarding these positions please email
[email protected]. Applications received by March 15 will
be given priority.
Bard College at Simon’s Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All
qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Employment is contingent
on a successful background check. Review of applications will begin
immediately and search will remain open until the position is filled.
For more information about the College, please visit our website at www.simons-rock.edu.
http://simons-rock.edu/why-simons-rock/contact-us/job-opportunities/ceramic-assistant-residency.php
by Carole Epp | Mar 2, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
On the Other Side of the Woods / Teisel pool metsa from Anu-Laura Tuttelberg on Vimeo.
A
short stop motion film with puppets made from clay and wood. The film
is shot with natural sunlight coming from the windows of the atelier
which is the setting for the film. The story is inspired by fairy tales.
See more at anulaura.com/on-the-others-side-of-the-woods/
Director, set designer, cinematographer: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg
Animator: Olga Bulgakova
Composer: Sander Põldsaar
Sound Designer: Horret Kuus
Producer: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg, Nukufilm studio, Estonian Academy of Arts
